.mobi Are we digging our own graves with .Mobi's ?

[domaindigger]

Just a thought here: by concentrating so many .mobi's into the hands of a relatively small group of speculators (us), aren't we increasing the "barrier to entry" to this market by forcing future mobi developers to pay up in order to acquire a good name and get started, and therefore reducing the potential future growth of this TLD (since some won't be able to afford it), and thus the ultimate value of our .mobi's?

In other words, are we our own worst enemies?

Thoughts?

 

[izo-pod]

Just a thought here: by concentrating so many .mobi's into the hands of a relatively small group of speculators (us), aren't we increasing the "barrier to entry" to this market by forcing future mobi developers to pay up in order to acquire a good name and get started, and therefore reducing the potential future growth of this TLD (since some won't be able to afford it), and thus the ultimate value of our .mobi's?

In other words, are we our own worst enemies?

Thoughts?

As with all domain names there are key words and phrases that are worth going after. The rest is just speculation.

I think there are definitely some bad reg's out there, which only helps the rest of us who picked up quality .mobi's. My best is a 4-stroke domain name that will be easily accessed. More so when they include the option to select the .mobi extension.

The speculative bad reg's keep the registry going, and reg #'s up so to answer your question, yes some people dug themselves a hole, but only because they "speculated"--what appears to be on anything... Bad move for such a niche extension

apologize if this has been posted on NP but here is a tool to show you how even a short name can be so "long"

http://pukupi.com/tools/domainatron/...?txtDomain=388

 

[linker]

The whole .mobi thing is a strange animal to me. I guess it is expected that these domains will be used for websites that will display on a mobile phone. Will these sites not work in a conventional browser on a PC? I am pretty sure most of the "keyword" .mobi's will be parked, are the parking pages going to work in a browser on a PC?

I just can't in my wildest dreams see people typing in CreditCards.mobi or LowRateMortgages.mobi on their cell phones... So these types of domains are basically doomed to be parked and that is where .mobi becomes doomed, IMHO...

 

[binaryman]

Why should it be so strange to see someone type in creditcards.mobi on his/her mobile device? No more strange then to see them type it in on their PC. :imho:

 

[linker]

Why should it be so strange to see someone type in creditcards.mobi on his/her mobile device? No more strange then to see them type it in on their PC. :imho:

Simply because it would take so long to type it in...

 

[faisj]

Just a thought here: by concentrating so many .mobi's into the hands of a relatively small group of speculators (us), aren't we increasing the "barrier to entry" to this market by forcing future mobi developers to pay up in order to acquire a good name and get started, and therefore reducing the potential future growth of this TLD (since some won't be able to afford it), and thus the ultimate value of our .mobi's?

In other words, are we our own worst enemies?

Thoughts?

Because its "again another" tld and the above statement I have not bought
one .mobi domain. I think its to risky... IMHO

 

[uber]

Simply because it would take so long to type it in...

As I have said before... why get so wrapped up in the length?
(I'm talking domain names :hehe: )

The industry will bring more interfaces to the table... voice recognition... bar codes...pictures.... YOUR THUMBS WILL NOT BE THE ONLY WAY OF ENTERING DATA ON THE GO!

That being said...as a European living in North America I have noticed very different usage patterns between the two ...and indeed...the far east...
Where cellular charges are more expensive "texting" (or Textin' in Essex Chav) is popular... and I was amazed to see the speed with which the Chinese can enter text messages on their cells! The US on the other hand has cheaper cellular rates... people just talk.... there are many parallels...
It is not because the users in North America are lazy... (although it may be a factor... automatic cars....remote controll garage doors)... but the cost element drives different behaviour...

 

[equity78]

Well if someone is looking for a premium .mobi they should pay up, for those that own so so mobis they will see that it was a bad invesment and drop the domain. I agree with izo this is a specialized niche a lot fewer .mobis will be worth $$$ than any other extension like com nrt org biz info or a cctld IMO. The notion that people will do everything they do on a mobile that they will do on a computer I think is just what people who own long or non mobile friendly names have to tell themselves. I will play a game, check a score , get a quote but I will not look for a mortgage on my mobile and neither will most people IMO This is a specialized TLD

 

[fonzie_007]

The .mobi extension is way over-hyped IMO. I wish the best to those that have speculated in this market, but I don't foresee the large payoffs that many speculators are expecting.

 

[.X.]

Simply because it would take so long to type it in...

Good point....And why typin .mobi ....when they access everything else with the usual tlds...It will take some heavy advertising and promotion to get .mobi off the ground imo...Maybe the cell providers will start promoting the extension..i dunno.

 

[fonzie_007]

One other thing I should note is that domainers have a bad habit of running after any new extension that comes out to the general public. Again, I'm not saying .mobis might not be big someday, but we domainers should be smarter about what domains are investing in.

If only I could get the rights for an extension that would be available to the general public to register. I could then hype the domain (or have the domain hyped by individuals who are financially invested in the extension) and make thousands overnight after landrush...

 

[obvio]

I would even hardly be interested in a .mobi if the were giving them away free. That's what they should have done if they really wanted to make it happen for this extension.

 

[alex_d]

I think that there is a future for the .mobi extension, but that may not happen for a good few years yet.

Technology changes rapidly - who would have thought a few years ago that mobile phones would have their own 1000 billion megapixel cameras as standard on them ?? Who would have thought that they could use them as MP3 players ??

As for internet usage on mobiles, it may take some time, but I think it will happen sooner rather than later.

Good luck to everyone who regged .mobi domains.

Alex

 

[accent]

If only I could get the rights for an extension that would be available to the general public to register. I could then hype the domain (or have the domain hyped by individuals who are financially invested in the extension) and make thousands overnight after landrush...

Find a "cause" and convince Icann that you are the one to run the registry (.foz?). It is printing money - 60 million .com names @ $6.25 per year - each and every year, and all ya gotta do is keep the list.

The tool linked by izo-pod should be considered by everyone looking at the mobile market - all letters are most certainly not created equal.

 

[MCDomains]

I don't think mobi can be compared to any other "new extension" ... this one is being pushed as the standard and being backed by the largest names in the computing world.

There's a reason why .cc and .name and .tv are for the most part, not going anywhere.

 

[brindle123]

Good point....And why typin .mobi ....when they access everything else with the usual tlds...It will take some heavy advertising and promotion to get .mobi off the ground imo...Maybe the cell providers will start promoting the extension..i dunno.

That's why God made bookmarks.

 

[MCDomains]

Good point....And why typin .mobi ....when they access everything else with the usual tlds...It will take some heavy advertising and promotion to get .mobi off the ground imo...Maybe the cell providers will start promoting the extension..i dunno.

The point is you won't have to type in .mobi if all goes as planned.

With Google and Microsoft behind it, I think it will get there.

 

[MyFuture]

I just attended a session with some of the biggest mobile industry leaders and .mobi was a big joke to them. .mobi domains will never see a bright future

 

[MCDomains]

I just attended a session with some of the biggest mobile industry leaders and .mobi was a big joke to them. .mobi domains will never see a bright future

Haha, you'll need to do better than that... we're not that gullible.

 

[SkyMan]

I just attended a session with some of the biggest mobile industry leaders and .mobi was a big joke to them. .mobi domains will never see a bright future

What session was this? I'm guessing you don't own any .mobi's.